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SPIROTAENIA DIPLOHELICA spec. nov. (CHLOROPHYTA, MESOTAENIACEAE)
Author(s) -
Coesel P. F. M.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
acta botanica neerlandica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.871
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1438-8677
pISSN - 0044-5983
DOI - 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1981.tb01266.x
Subject(s) - moorland , taxon , chlorophyta , biology , zoology , ecology , botany , algae
SUMMARY Spirotaenia diplohelica , found in a moorland pool near Staverden, The Netherlands is described as a new species. It is principally characterised by a double, spiralised and parietally situated chromatophore tape. The systematic position of the new taxon is discussed.